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Icahn
School of
Medicine at
Internal
Medicine
Residency
Program at
The Mount Sinai
Hospital
The Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
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Table of Contents
Map
Introduction to our Program
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Why Choose Mount Sinai
Reputation
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Location, Location, Location
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Diversity of Experience
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Our Faculty
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Career Development
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Unique Curriculum 10
Diversity
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Education Tracks
Categorical Residency
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Health Care Leadership Track
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Global Health Track
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Primary Care Residency
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Research Residency
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Our Residents
Resident Life
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How to Apply
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Introduction To Our Program
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Dear Senior Medical Student:
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at the
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai produces
the highest quality physicians and physicianscientists through a residency program that
emphasizes intellectual curiosity, compassion and
camaraderie. Our goal is to create doctors capable of
both clinical excellence and academic leadership.
Upon completion of their training, our physicians will
have a solid clinical foundation and the tools to thrive
within the constantly evolving landscape of medicine.
The days of one-size-fits-all education have passed.
Divergent and wide-ranging career paths, including
outpatient primary care or specialty practice, hospital
medicine, clinical and translational research,
and global health, all require focused attention
during training.
We have created numerous platforms within our
residency program to allow physicians-in-training
to shape a learning experience tailored to their own
individual career plans. In addition to our various
trajectories detailed in the Education Tracks section
of this brochure, there are many opportunities
through research, elective selection and other
activities for residents to pursue their interests.
The Internal Medicine Residency Program, with its
strong emphasis on clinical experience in diverse
settings, includes three different primary hospitals.
Approximately two-thirds of our residents’ training
is spent at The Mount Sinai Hospital. This facility
provides tertiary care to patients referred for the
diagnosis and treatment of uniquely complex
medical problems as well as primary and secondary
care for the people of the Upper East Side and East
Harlem communities. One-third of the residency is
spent off-campus at the James J. Peters Veterans
Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx and the Elmhurst
Hospital Center in Queens. By rotating through these
three facilities, our residents are exposed to both
unique patient populations and complex cases that
many trainees don’t see until well into their postgraduate education. In addition, our residents will
have the added benefit of being part of the Mount
Sinai Health System, which provides them with
increased opportunities for training at locations
throughout New York City.
We expect our graduates to finish with a wellbalanced, solidly grounded education in evidencebased medicine. In order to accomplish this, all
residents develop and complete a research project
during their training. We have multiple opportunities
for basic, clinical, education and quality-related
research, along with policy and global health
research for our residents. We have an outstanding
mentoring program that provides continuity from one
generation of physicians to the next.
Ultimately, this residency program is designed
to create a foundation for excellence in patientcentered clinical care upon which lifelong learning
may take place. We know that our trainees will
become outstanding general internists regardless of
their subsequent career plans.
If your personal and career goals include a desire
to make a difference in the lives of a diverse patient
population, and if you possess the passion to help
your patients and your community while contributing
to the advancement of medicine, we hope you will
consider joining us in our mission.
Salvatore Cilmi, MD
Program Director, The Mount Sinai Hospital
David C. Thomas, MD, MHPE
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
Mount Sinai Health System
Barbara Murphy, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine
Mount Sinai Health System
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Why Choose Mount Sinai
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Let’s face it – trying to decide where to spend your
residency can be complicated and numerous factors
play a role in that decision. But here at Mount Sinai,
we offer a potent combination of a top-notch medical
education, the opportunity to work with some of
the world’s best clinicians and researchers, and
robust career development and mentoring. Plus,
we are based in the greatest, most intellectually and
culturally vibrant city in the world.
We encourage you to read in-depth about each
of the following areas: our reputation, our location,
the diversity of your training experience, our
distinguished faculty, career development, our
unique curriculum and diversity of our trainees.
REPUTATION
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at
the Icahn School of Medicine was ranked 15th in
a nationwide survey of Department Chairs and
Program Directors that was published in U.S. News &
World Report in 2014. The Icahn School of Medicine
also ranks in the top 20 of all accredited U.S. Medical
Schools, according to the 2015-16 U.S. News & World
Report annual survey on “America’s Best Graduate
Schools.” We are also in the top 20 in NIH funding
nationwide, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for
Medical Research.
In its “Best Hospitals” issue for 2015-16, U.S. News
& World Report ranked multiple divisions in the
Department of Medicine as leading locations
for sub-specialty care, including Geriatrics (#3),
Gastroenterology (#8), Cardiology (#7), Diabetes
and Endocrinology (#21) and Nephrology (#23).
These rankings exemplify our commitment to patient
care and the education of our trainees.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Mount Sinai is unique because it is located at the
crossroads of one of the richest areas in the United
States and one of the poorest. This nexus allows
for an amazingly diverse patient population that is
both highly demanding and highly in need of medical
services. And this offers you a unique opportunity for
your training.
And of course, as a resident at Mount Sinai you will
live in New York City—one of the greatest, most
diverse and exciting cities in the world. Physically,
our main campus is right next to Central Park, which
provides a quick escape into natural beauty for runs,
walks, bike rides or just relaxation. Students can
participate in all the cultural and recreational activities
that New York City can offer: theater, museums,
music, restaurants, and sporting events.
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DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE
With three main training locations, you will be
exposed to a wide array of patients that most
trainees don’t see until later in their careers.
Mount Sinai Hospital: Founded in 1852, The Mount
Sinai Hospital is a 1,171-bed urban hospital known
internationally for delivering the most sophisticated
and advanced medical care available. The Mount
Sinai Hospital provides primary and secondary
care to local residents, as well as tertiary care to
patients referred from around the world. Located
on the borders of East Harlem, one of the poorest
communities in the nation, and the Upper East
Side, one of the wealthiest, Mount Sinai attracts an
incredibly diverse patient population.
Elmhurst Hospital Center: Elmhurst Hospital is
a 618-bed municipal hospital located in Queens.
It maintains a tight affiliation with Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai and many residents spend
time at this facility. Elmhurst Hospital Center is
located in the most ethnically diverse square mile in
the world. There are over 100 translators on staff at
Elmhurst for nearly 85 different languages. Because
of this unique patient population, Elmhurst offers
a very special opportunity to care for patients with
diseases rarely seen in other hospitals in the United
States. The hospital provides all levels of care to
over one million residents of Western Queens. The
emergency room and outpatient clinics are among
the busiest in New York City.
James J. Peters Veterans Administration Medical
Center: The VA Medical Center in the Bronx is the
oldest VA facility in New York City, celebrating over
75 years of service to those who have served our
country. Today the VAMC has 311 hospital beds
and 120 nursing home beds and operates several
regional referral points including a Spinal Cord Injury
Unit. The rotation experience at the VMAC offers its
unique patient population for teaching particularly
in the fields of psychiatry, physical medicine and
rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, geriatrics and
palliative and extended care.
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OUR FACULTY
As a resident in the Department of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, you will work with and be mentored
by an amazing group of physicians. We have some
of the leading clinicians, physician-scientists and
researchers who will play an integral part in your
development as a physician. The following is a
sampling of our faculty:
Allergy and Immunology
Dr. Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
is Professor and Acting Chief of the
Division of Allergy and Immunology. She
is best known for her research into
human immunodeficiency diseases and
immuno-reconstitution.
Cardiology
Dr. Valentin Fuster is Professor and
Chief of the Division of Cardiology, the
Director of Mount Sinai Heart and the
Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai
Hospital. He is an internationally
renowned clinician and researcher. He is former
president of the American Heart Association and the
only cardiologist to receive all four major research
awards from the four major cardiovascular
organizations. He is the lead editor of two major
cardiovascular textbooks, Hurst’s The Heart and
Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease.
Dr. Jonathan Halperin is Professor of
Medicine and Director of Clinical
Cardiology Services. He was a principal
researcher on the Stroke Prevention in
Atrial Fibrillation (SPAF) clinical trials.
He sits on national panels that issue clinical
guidelines for management of patients with various
cardiovascular diseases including atrial fibrillation
and peripheral arterial disease.
Dr. Vivek Reddy is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service. He is one of the nation’s
leading cardioelectrophysiologists. He
has performed cutting-edge research on
treatment of arrhythmias including the seminal
SMASH-VT trail and the first use of balloon cryoablation in atrial fibrillation.
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
Dr. Yaron Tomer is Professor and Chief
of the Division of Endocrinology,
Diabetes, and Bone Disease. He is an
internationally known researcher who
investigates the etiology of autoimmune
thyroiditis and diabetes.
Dr. Ronald Tamler is Associate Professor
of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone
Disease and Director of the Clinical
Diabetes Institute for the Mount Sinai
Health System. He is an expert in diabetes
and develops case-based educational modules for
residents on management of hyperglycemia.
Dr. Richard Haber is Professor of
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone
Disease. Dr. Haber is an expert in thyroid
nodules and thyroid cancer. He conducts research investigating accuracy of
fine needle aspiration and utility of neck ultrasound
for pre-operative localization of parathyroid glands.
Gastroenterology
Dr. Bruce Sands is Professor and
Chief of the Dr. Henry D. Janowitz
Division of Gastroenterology. He is
an expert in inflammatory bowel disease
and was among the first to report the
efficacy of infliximab in treating Crohn’s disease and
ulcerative colitis.
Dr. Jean-Frédéric Colombel
is Professor of Medicine and Director
of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley
Charitable Trust Inflammatory Bowel
Disease Center. He is an internationally
renowned researcher best known for his identification of the NOD2 as a susceptibility gene for
Crohn’s disease.
Dr. Judy Cho is Professor of Medicine,
Professor of Genetics and Genomic
Sciences and Asst. Chief of Research
in the GI Division. She most recently led
a team of researchers that confirmed
92 genome regions and identified 71 new regions
associated with increased risk of IBD.
General Internal Medicine
Dr. Juan Wisnivesky is Professor
of Medicine and Chief of the Division
of General Internal Medicine. His
population health-based research in
asthma, COPD and cancer outcomes
has been featured in journals such as Archives of
Internal Medicine, BMJ, and Lancet.
Dr. David C. Thomas is Professor of
Medicine, Medical Education and
Rehabilitation Medicine along with
Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Thomas is an
expert in musculoskeletal medicine. He presents
internationally on medical education topics as
they relate to residency training.
Geriatrics/Palliative Medicine
Dr. Albert Siu is Professor and
Chair of the Department of Geriatrics
and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Siu
conducts research on functional
status and disability in aging. He is
chair of the United States Preventive Services
Task Force (USPSTF) and is a director of the
Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Dr. Rosanne Leipzig is Professor
of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine.
She is a national leader in geriatric
education and evidence-based
medicine. She serves on the United
States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
and is currently on the National Board of
Medical Examiners.
Dr. Diane Meier is Professor of
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and
one of the leaders in the field of
Palliative Care. She is Director of the
Center to Advance Palliative Care
(CAPC), a national organization dedicated to
increasing quality of palliative care services.
She has received numerous awards including
a MacArthur Fellowship and Alexander Richman
Commemorative Award for Humanism in Medicine.
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Hematology/Oncology
Dr. William Oh is Professor and Chief of
Division of Hematology and Medical
Oncology. He is a leader in prostate
cancer research, serving as principal
investigator on multiple clinical trials and
developing more accurate methods of screening for
prostate cancer.
Dr. Janice Gabrilove is Professor of
Hematology and Medical Oncology.
She conducted pioneering research in
hematopoietic growth factors that
initially isolated and characterized
granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF).
Dr. Robert Maki is Professor of
Hematology and Medical Oncology.
He is a renowned sarcoma researcher
who is developing novel targeted
therapies for this diverse group
of cancers.
Hepatology
Dr. Scott Friedman is Professor and
Chief of the Division of Liver Diseases
(one of the few free-standing hepatology
divisions in the nation), as well as Dean
for Therapeutic Discovery. Dr. Friedman
performed pioneering research that first isolated
hepatic stellate cells which are key for scar
production in liver. He is former president of the
American Association for the Study of Liver
Diseases (AASLD).
Dr. Douglas Dieterich is Professor
of Medicine and Liver Diseases and is
a major investigator of new antiviral
treatments for chronic hepatitis B and C.
Hospital Medicine
Dr. Andrew Dunn is Professor and
Chief of the Division of Hospital
Medicine. Dr. Dunn’s research interests
are in anticoagulation and thrombosis,
most specifically in venous
thromboembolism, atrial fibrillation, and the
perioperative management of warfarin. He is
currently Chair of the Board of Governors of the
American College of Physicians.
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Infectious Diseases
Dr. Judith Aberg is Professor of
Medicine and Chief of the Division of
Infectious Diseases. Her research focus
is HIV-associated co-morbidities and
coinfections. She has been actively
involved in the development of national, state
and local guidelines regarding HIV prevention
and treatment.
Dr. Michael Mullen is Professor of
Medicine and Director of the Institute for
Advanced Medicine for the Mount Sinai
Health System. Dr. Mullen is an expert in
the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS
as well as other infectious diseases.
Dr. Shirish Huprikar is Associate
Professor of Medicine and an expert in
transplant infectious diseases, serving
as Director of Mount Sinai’s Transplant
Infectious Disease Program.
Nephrology
Dr. Barbara Murphy is Professor of
Medicine and Chair of the Department of
Medicine. She is internationally known for
her work in transplant immunology. Her
research has focused on the role of
genomics in determining outcomes in transplantation.
She is a former president of the American Society of
Transplantation and was named Nephrologist of the
Year by the American Kidney Fund in 2011.
Dr. Cijang He is Professor and Chief of
the Division of Nephrology. His major
research areas include podocyte biology
and pathology, signaling networks in
kidney cells, systems biology of kidney
disease, and kidney fibrosis. His major clinical interest
includes diabetic kidney disease, viral-induced kidney
disease, and primary glomerular disease.
Dr. Michael Ross is Associate Professor
of Medicine who conducts research
into the pathophysiology of HIVassociated nephropathy.
Pulmonology
Dr. Charles A. Powell is Professor and
Chief of the Pulmonary, Critical Care,
and Sleep Medicine Division.
He is a leader in translational research
in lung cancer, investigating the effect
of molecular and genetic profiles on cancer
development and prognosis.
Dr. Maria Padilla is Professor of
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep
Medicine. She is an expert in Interstitial
Lung Disease (ILD) serving on multiple
national committees including the ILD
Network of the American College of Chest
Physicians. Her research investigates fibrogenesis
and new treatment strategies for ILD.
Rheumatology
Dr. Percio Gulko is Professor and
Division Chief of Rheumatology. He is
an expert in rheumatoid arthritis and
focuses his work on the identification
and characterization of new genes
implicated in the regulation of the disease’s severity.
Dr. Yousaf Ali is Associate Professor of
Rheumatology and Vice Chair of Faculty
Affairs for the Department of Medicine.
He has received numerous teaching
awards including the prestigious Beckwith
Family Award. He conducts clinical research in
Rheumatoid Arthritis.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
At Mount Sinai, we provide a well-rounded and
comprehensive training program that encompasses
all aspects of academic medicine. We consider it a
point of pride that so many of our residents have not
only published major papers by the time they leave us,
but also end up in prestigious fellowship programs
throughout the country and around the world.
Career Mentoring: Upon arrival, each intern is
assigned an advisor within the program to provide
semi-annual feedback including review of evaluations
and career goals. This person serves as a mentor
for your professional development throughout your
three years at Mount Sinai. Seminars for residents
regarding fellowship applications as well as future
career planning are held regularly.
Research Opportunities: Under the direction
of clinical and basic science research directors,
research opportunities abound at Mount Sinai.
Residents are required to participate in scholarly
activity with a faculty member during the course
of their training. The Department of Medicine ranks
in the top 20 of NIH-funded academic medicine
departments. A state-of-the-art core facility in
genomic and proteomic medicine has facilitated
the development of a broad Personalized Medicine
Program that crosses all subspecialties and is
centered in the Department of Medicine.
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Starting in internship, you will meet with our APDs
for research, Cardinale Smith, MD, MPH, and Steven
Coca, DO, who will connect you to a research mentor
who shares your particular interests. A directory
of research opportunities is published annually by
the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with
specific references to the research projects that
welcome housestaff as participants. Research
opportunities are also available in areas closely linked
to primary care such as outcomes and quality of care
research. Housestaff research efforts culminate in a
Department of Medicine Research Day each spring
when residents present their data in oral and poster
format. A guest speaker is chosen each year to
demonstrate the evolving role of translational science.
Clinical Electives: The elective months are an
important part of the resident’s training. Not only
can they help enrich the general medical training,
but they can help residents gain insight into possible
future careers. The Department of Medicine offers
electives in Cardiology, Clinical Immunology,
Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Internal
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine,
Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Medicine, Infectious
Diseases, Liver Diseases, Medical Informatics,
Nephrology, Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care
and Rheumatology. Residents can choose either
inpatient consult or outpatient electives.
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Fellowship and Beyond: A large majority of our
residents successfully compete for the most
prestigious fellowship positions. During fellowship
applications, each resident is also assigned to a
faculty mentor in their specialty of choice to help
them with the challenges of applying to competitive
fellowships. For the residents choosing to remain in
primary care, we make special efforts to find general
medicine fellowships for those wishing to gain further
expertise or pursue careers in academic medicine.
Additionally, the Department of Medicine continues to
work with its residents beyond their period of training,
assisting them with career decisions after residency.
UNIQUE CURRICULUM
As a member of Mount Sinai’s Internal Medicine
Residency Program, you will have the chance to
take part in unique medical curricula, which will
further enhance your education. We have three
main programs that are woven into your day-to-day
training: Advancing Idealism in Medicine, Quality
Improvement and Evidence-Based Medicine
Advancing Idealism in Medicine: The Advancing
Idealism in Medicine (AIM) program was initiated
several years ago by the internal medicine housestaff.
The program seeks to support and advance idealism
in medicine during the demanding years of residency
training. AIM enables residents to reframe how they
perceive their patients, their profession and
themselves. The goals of the program are
accomplished through the following activities:
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An AIM Lecture Series incorporated into Medical
Grand Rounds at which invited leaders in health
care inspire and educate residents on issues
such as health policy, advocacy, human rights
and global health care;
A monthly AIM lunch discussion, which exposes
resident physicians to issues directly related to
the humanistic aspects of the care they provide.
Issues covered include death and dying, religion
and medicine, global health, job burnout, work-life
balance, environmental health and the physician’s
role as advocate for health as a human right;
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Advocacy opportunities in which residents
are encouraged to use their voice to promote
humanism in medicine both within the hospital
and outside for other communities in need;
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Local community projects in which residents
have the opportunity to provide health education
to underserved communities in New York City in
close collaboration with community organizations.
Quality Improvement: The ever-changing landscape
in American health care requires that we train future
leaders who have a firm foundation in the concepts
of quality improvement and patient safety. Housestaff
officers are exposed to the following throughout their
training:
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A monthly conference to highlight medical errors
and discuss them openly and without blame while
performing a root cause analysis;
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Quality improvement and patient safety projects
that are actively encouraged and mentored in the
housestaff quality committee. Grant funding is
available for quality-related research projects;
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Housestaff officers are provided with the
same objective outcome and operational
metrics as our attending staff each month, such as
mortality, length of stay or readmission rates.
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Evidence-Based Medicine:
Our training program emphasizes evidencebased medicine (EBM). The multiple components
of our EBM curriculum are woven into the overall
residency to optimize learning and retention.
The EBM curriculum emphasizes skills in critical
appraisal, filtered resource utilization and evidence
summary. It includes small group journal clubs
for interns and residents during outpatient
rotations, EBM seminars for residents, small
seminars in cost-effectiveness analysis and
incorporation of EBM skills into inpatient morning
report with daily presentation and critique of
relevant articles.
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DIVERSITY
The Mount Sinai Medical Center is located on
the border of East Harlem, a community that has
historically drawn new immigrants to New York City.
The majority of East Harlem residents today belong
to ethnic or racial groups that have traditionally
been underrepresented in medicine. We want our
physicians who provide exceptional care to that
community to also reflect its diversity.
Training future leaders to address racial and ethnic
disparities within medicine expands Mount Sinai’s
and the department’s talent pool and helps improve
health care access, quality of care, and health policy
for underserved communities.
To accomplish these goals and provide equal
opportunities, we are committed to attracting
those who historically have had difficulty entering
the medical professions.
The Department of Medicine’s aggressive
agenda for diversity goes beyond recruitment.
Programmatic innovations focus on enhancing
professional experiences and growth for our
faculty and housestaff members from
underrepresented minorities.
Research opportunities are available to address
health care disparities, public policy, and issues
in cultural competencies. Mount Sinai’s Center
for Multicultural and Community Affairs provides
extensive resources to help underrepresented
minorities take the next steps in career development after their residencies are completed.
For more information regarding diversity
issues or questions, please email the
following people:
Diversity Coordinators:
Kirk Campbell, MD: kirk.campbell@mssm.edu
Cardinale Smith, MD: cardinale.smith@mssm.edu
Women in Medicine:
Yasmin Hernandez, MD: yasmin.hernandez@mountsinai.org
Nili Sommovilla, MD: nili.sommovilla@mountsinai.org
LGBT in Medicine:
Tyler Webster, MD: tyler.webster@mountsinai.org
Robert Pitts, MD: robert.pitts@mountsinai.org
David C. Thomas, MD, MHPE: david.thomas@mountsinai.org
Eric Barna, MD: eric.barna@mountsinai.org
Brijen Shah, MD: brijen.shah@mountsinai.org
Rosanne Leipzig, MD: rosanne.leipzig@mountsinai.org
Reena Karani, MD: reena.karani@mountsinai.org
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Education Tracks
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The Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine’s
Residency Program focuses on the clinical skills,
knowledge, leadership and humanistic qualities of the
internist.
There is an abundant amount of formal instruction
throughout our training program. This includes an
emphasis on developing each resident’s teaching
and leadership skills. All inpatient and outpatient
rotations have daily educational activities in various
formats. We have created a residency curriculum
based on a weekly interactive seminar series, one for
interns and one for residents. Morning report takes
place on a daily basis with the program director and
is a venue where residents discuss general case
management and the evidence that supports their
clinical decisions making. Medical Grand Rounds is
a weekly conference that addresses major current
issues in translational science, current medical
practices, ethics, or education. Speakers are
selected from the Sinai faculty as well as external
visiting professorships.
A weekly Intern Report allows interns to hone their
presentation and differential diagnosis skills and
review the literature on selected topics. Resident
Report focuses on subspecialty case presentations
to faculty selected by the residents. Several
additional conferences add to the educational
environment. Peripheral blood smear rounds with
Dr. Barry Coller, former Chair of Medicine and current
Vice President of Medical Affairs at Rockefeller
University, and cardiac bedside rounds with
Dr. Valentin Fuster, Chairman of Mount Sinai Heart,
are conducted every two weeks.
Mount Sinai housestaff spend a significant part
of their training in the outpatient setting at Internal
Medicine Associates (IMA). This diverse, high-volume
outpatient primary care clinic draws its patients from
East Harlem and the Upper East Side. Residents
have a panel of patients that they follow throughout
residency with an assigned faculty preceptor
to allow for continuity of care. During outpatient
rotations, residents are exposed to multiple facets
of outpatient internal medicine care through
participation in specialty clinics including gynecology,
musculoskeletal, psychiatric evaluation, diabetes, and
pre-operative assessment.
Additionally, residents rotate through Mount Sinai’s
Visiting Doctors program, one of the largest in
the country, conducting home visits throughout
Manhattan. While on outpatient blocks, residents
have ambulatory noon conferences that focus on
core outpatient topics.
CATEGORICAL RESIDENCY
The Categorical Residency is a three-year program
dedicated to producing the finest clinicians and
future leaders in internal medicine. The program
focuses on the clinical skills, knowledge and
humanistic qualities of the internist.
The practice of clinical excellence, while utilizing
a scientific thought process, is the central theme
of our categorical curriculum. An evidence-based
approach is emphasized both in the inpatient
and the outpatient settings.
Through research projects, mentorship and
extra-curricular activities related to two elective
tracks, Global Health and Health Care Leadership,
participants in the Categorical Residency have
numerous opportunities to pursue interests directly
related to their specific career plans. The program
challenges each resident with progressively
increasing responsibility in a setting characterized
by close faculty mentoring.
As a PGY1
Each PGY1 spends several rotations on the inpatient
wards at The Mount Sinai Hospital. The inpatient
services encompass patients with gastrointestinal,
cardiac, pulmonary, and oncologic diseases, as well
as patients with HIV and advanced liver disease.
Thus, in addition to learning general medicine, each
inpatient rotation has specialized themes that present
more intensive learning opportunities.
PGY1s spend one block in the MICU at The Mount
Sinai Hospital where they care for the most critically
ill patients under the supervision of an attending
physician. They also spend one block in the Emergency
Department where they work one-on-one with an
attending physician in both the walk-in area and the
main area of the ED. Many of the patients seen during
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A typical PGY1 schedule is as follows:
PGY1
BLOCKS
Ward Blocks
6-7
Outpatient
2.5
Night Med
1-1.5
MICU
1
ER
1
Elective
1
Vacation
1
As a PGY2
The PGY2 year represents a major transition for
the house officer. During ward blocks, the PGY2
serves as team leader in a supportive setting.
As PGY2s, residents take greater responsibility
for patient care and team leadership. They rotate
through the Medical Intensive Care Unit, the
inpatient floors of The Mount Sinai Hospital and
inpatient ward time at Elmhurst and the Bronx VA.
for teaching and mentoring the next
“ Passion
generation of physicians is palpable at
Mount Sinai. The opportunity to bedside
round with and to learn from master clinicians
is truly inspiring.
”
— Sean Kotkin, MD, Chief PGY3
this time are referred back to the PGY1s own clinic for
continuity of care, allowing the trainee to build a practice
rapidly..
Each PGY1 also rotates through the Elmhurst
Hospital and the Bronx VA Medical Center. At
Elmhurst and at the Bronx VA, interns typically rotate
on the inpatient General Medicine Service.
All PGY1s have five, two-week blocks of outpatient
medicine based in the continuity of care practice in
the Center for Advanced Medicine at The Mount
Sinai Hospital. In addition, all PGY1s are assigned one
block of elective time and four weeks of vacation.
The rotations are designed to provide exposure to a
remarkably diverse patient population.
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Trainees also have two elective blocks, five
two-week outpatient blocks and four weeks of
vacation. One of the outpatient blocks is spent
going on home visits as part of the popular and
rewarding Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Programs,
the nation’s largest academic home visit program.
A typical PGY2 schedule is as follows:
PGY2
BLOCKS
Ward Blocks
4-5
MICU or CCU
2
Outpatient
2.5
Elective
2
Night Medicine
1
Vacation
1
Neurology
0.5
As a PGY3
The PGY3 year is intended to further develop
leadership skills and extend the resident’s knowledge
base, complete research projects, and focus on
future career transitions. Residents spend one or
two rotations on the inpatient wards at The Mount
Sinai Hospital. In addition, they have a block each
in the CCU, as the Medical Consult Resident and as
the Medical Admitting Resident. They spend time at
the Elmhurst Hospital Center and the Bronx VA as
senior resident supervisors. They have five two-week
outpatient care rotations, three elective rotations
and four weeks of vacation.
A typical PGY3 schedule is as follows:
PGY3
BLOCKS
Ward Blocks
3
Elective
3
Outpatient
2.5
CCU
1
Medical Consult
1
Senior Medical
Resident
1
Vacation
1
CATEGORICAL RESIDENCY –
HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP TRACK
The Health Care Leadership Track is designed for
residents interested in becoming leaders in inpatient
medicine as critical care attendings, hospitalists,
cardiologists, ID/HIV attendings, geriatricians, or
other subspecialists.
Due to increasing clinical distinctions and financial
pressures, hospitals require physician leaders who
have both clinical expertise and skills in improving
hospital systems and processes. In response to
these demands, many internists are now focusing
their careers on inpatient activities.
This is one of the few programs in the country that
offers internal medicine residents the opportunity to
gain the skills and experience in:
• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Hospital Leadership
• The Business of Medicine
• Hospital Efficiency and Utilization Management.
The curriculum is integrated into the elective
blocks of the 2nd and 3rd year of the Internal
Medicine Residency Program and consists of a
mix of didactics, clinical experiences, and direct
involvement in hospital processes. All residents
will develop and complete a longitudinal, mentored
hospital leadership research project.
Applicants interested in the Health Care Leadership
Track should apply to the Categorical Residency
program. Once enrolled at Mount Sinai, residents
are encouraged to speak with Brian Markoff, MD,
Director of the Health Care Leadership Track, about
entering this program. Interested applicants should
make note of their interest on the application, so
appropriate interviews can be arranged.
CATEGORICAL RESIDENCY —
GLOBAL HEALTH TRACK
As part of our commitment to expanding access
to health care, investing in medical training and
partnering in research worldwide, Mount Sinai
offers a Global Health Track. Our three most
popular sites that we are sending trainees to
are Cameroon, Bangladesh, and Kenya, although
other training areas are available.
The program gives Mount Sinai medicine
residents the resources to pursue global health
work during their PGY2 and PGY 3 years.
The curriculum focuses on the delivery of medical
services, participation in medical education and
research in resource-limited settings.
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Program requirements are as follows:
• Must be a PGY1 at the time of application;
• Must spend a minimum of six weeks at a
resource-limited site;
• Prior global health experience is not required
although preference is given to those who
have demonstrated a commitment to this area
of medicine.
Applicants interested in the Global Health Track
should apply to the Categorical Residency. Once
enrolled at Mount Sinai, residents are encouraged
to speak with Jennifer Jao, MD, Director of the
Global Health Track about entering this program.
Interested applicants should make note of
their interest on the application, so appropriate
interviews can be arranged.
PRELIMINARY RESIDENCY
Our Preliminary Residency Program offers a variety
of inpatient and outpatient experiences in general
medicine and specialty services at The Mount Sinai
Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital Center, and The Bronx
Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The preliminary residency provides a strong
foundation in internal medicine that graduates can
draw upon in their subsequent specialty training.
Most of our preliminary residents complete
their post-graduate training in the following
areas: Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Neurology,
Ophthalmology, Radiation Oncology, and Radiology.
In addition, we have a special Preliminary Neurology
Track for those who want to come to Mount Sinai for
their neurology training.
A typical Prelim schedule is as follows:
PRELIM
BLOCKS
Ward Blocks
7-8
Night Med
2
ER
1 -1.5
Elective
1
Vacation
1
ICU, ED, and outpatient blocks are available for
preliminary interns who require them for their
subspecialty residency. Those applicants interested
in the Preliminary Residency Program should
indicate such on their application, and use the
appropriate NRMP number.
PRIMARY CARE RESIDENCY
With the changes in the health care system as a
result of federal reform, primary care physicians are
on the front lines and must provide compassionate,
patient-centered, high-quality, cost-effective care.
With complex treatment delivered more frequently in
outpatient settings, increased specialization within
medical fields, and the changing landscape of health
care, the fulfillment of this mission requires a
new generation of physicians dedicated solely
to primary care. As such, Mount Sinai’s Internal
Medicine Primary Care Residency Program’s goal
is to create physicians who are:
• Well-rounded and effective clinicians, capable of
providing high quality patient-centered, evidencebased clinical care in both inpatient and
outpatient settings ;
• Educators of both patients and fellow professionals;
• Advocates for patients and populations for
improved health care;
• Leaders in all areas of primary care from the
community to national level;
• Researchers, examining primary care clinical
research, medical education and health
systems/policy.
One of the distinct advantages of our Primary Care
Residency Program is the variety of locations and
practices at which our residents are able to train.
While all residents maintain a practice at Mount
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Sinai’s Internal Medicine Associates, which is hospital
based and the largest primary care provider in the
East Harlem community, Primary Care residents have
the opportunity to develop other practices. One such
practice may be at a community health center or in a
subspecialty clinic such as geriatrics or HIV. Others
include the Visiting Doctors Program and Health Care
For the Homeless.
As a PGY1
The intern year focuses on developing core basic
skills in primary care. The clinical rotations center
on providing continuity of care at our ambulatory
care sites along with specialty clinics that focus on
geriatrics, visiting doctors, homeless medicine and
HIV care. The curriculum introduces the resident to
topics such as health policy, advocacy, scholarship
and integrative medicine.
PGY1s complete six additional weeks of ambulatory
primary care, complementing the 10-week program
required of all Internal Medicine Residents. This year,
PGY1s begin to identify a mentor and an associated
research project based upon mutual interests.
As a PGY2
In the PGY2 year, residents hone their primary care
skills by rotating through other specialty care clinics
in addition to their general practice. The curriculum
further delves into health policy, advocacy and quality
improvement.
PGY2s have eight additional weeks of ambulatory
primary care, complementing the 10-week program
required of all Internal Medicine Residents. Early in
the year, residents select their research mentor and
begin work on their major research project.
As a PGY3
In the PGY3 year, residents begin to take on
leadership roles in the outpatient setting.
The curriculum focuses on medical education,
teaching and leadership.
PGY3 residents have 12 additional weeks of
ambulatory primary care complementing the
10-week program required of all Internal Medicine
Residents. During their extra outpatient blocks,
Primary Care Residents have the opportunity
to repeat any of our specialty clinics and have
protected time to complete their major research
is the people that make our program at
“ ItMount
Sinai so special. I have never met
more intelligent, hardworking and dedicated
residents.
— Anna Plitt, MD, PGY2
”
project. Residents also have expanded teaching
responsibilities at this time. PGY3s ultimately
present their research projects both at the Division
of General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds as well
as at regional and national meetings of the Society
of General Internal Medicine.
Applicants interested in the Primary Care
Residency should make sure to use the appropriate
NMRP number and to contact Lauren Peccoralo,
MD, Director of the Primary Care Residency
Program Track, or Andrew Coyle, MD, Assistant
Director of the Primary Care Residency Program
Track, with any questions.
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advantage of the strong clinical tradition in the
Department of Medicine and the strength of the
basic science programs in this department and
throughout the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai. Residents are encouraged to continue their
training in one of Mount Sinai’s premier fellowship
programs, but are given flexibility to apply to other
fellowships if desired.
Candidates with exceptionally strong basic science
research credentials, or graduates of MD/PhD and
MD/MPH programs, are encouraged to apply to
this program. Note that the Research Residency
has a separate NRMP number from the Categorical
Residency Program in Internal Medicine. Please
contact Alice C. Levine, MD, Director of the Research
Residency Program with any questions.
at Mount Sinai is supportive of
“ Everyone
research. I felt this as a MD/PhD student at
Mount Sinai and it is one of the main reasons
I decided to stay here for the research
residency.
— Bridget Marcellino, MD, PhD, PGY2
”
RESEARCH RESIDENCY
To meet the unique needs of physician-scientists,
the Department of Medicine has established the
Research Residency Program. This comprehensive,
flexible and integrated program is designed
for physicians who are committed to a basic or
translational research-based academic career and
allows the resident to complete a two-year, fasttrack clinical program. Faculty guidance is provided
immediately upon entry into the program and
continued throughout. We are committed to training
and nurturing physician-scientists by providing them
with all the necessary tools for launching successful
careers in academic medicine.
Academic physician-scientists must take the lead
in the integration of advances in research into
compassionate patient care. To complement their
formal education, developing academic physicianscientists need postgraduate training, both in the
clinic and the laboratory. The result is a personally
tailored, integrated training program that takes
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INTERNAL MEDICINE/MEDICAL GENETICS
COMBINED RESIDENCY
The Departments of Medicine and Genetics and
Genomic Sciences offer an innovative five-year
residency program, approved by the American Board
of Internal Medicine and the American Board of
Medical Genetics, that integrates traditional internal
medicine training with comprehensive training in
medical genetics and genomics.
The combined track is designed for two distinct
categories of candidates:
•
Those interested in becoming clinical leaders
in medical genetics and genomics who want
to translate the rapid advances in this field into
real-life therapies for patients with complex
genetic disorders.
•
MD/PhD students who wish to develop
translational or clinical research programs in
fields affected by the rapid pace of genetic
innovation and discovery.
Following completion of this program, candidates
will be board-eligible for both Internal Medicine and
Medical Genetics. Note that the Internal Medicine/
Medical Genetics Combined Residency has a
separate NRMP number. Please contact Salvatore
Cilmi, MD, or George Diaz, MD, Co-Directors of
the Med-Genetics Program with any questions.
The Class of 2015: Where are they now?
CATEGORICALS
Yumi Ando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan Axelrad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gastroenterology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hematology/Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dana Berg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gastroenterology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mollie Biewald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geriatric & Palliative Medicine . . . . . . . . . .
Katy Bockstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alexander Browne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gastroenterology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laura Cheney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infectious Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caitlin Citti (Burke) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gastroenterology/Hepatology . . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Croteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gastroenterology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dhvani Doshi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Medicine Internist . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Samira Farouk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nephrology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scott Feldman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allergy/Immunology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Julie Fernandez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Neha Goel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulmonary/Critical Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shira Grock (Frankel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Endocrinology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Julia Gutteridge (Budde) . . . . . . . . . . Pulmonary/Critical Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lorena Hernandez-Teller . . . . . . . . . . Hospital Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michael Herscher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yonatan Hillman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gastroenterology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tai Hang Ho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kimberly Hong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ran Huo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geriatric & Palliative Medicine . . . . . . . . . .
Natasha Kamal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steve Khalil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nephrology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
David Kuppersmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jonathan Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nephrology/Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lisa Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gastroenterology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Douglas Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hematology/Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Janeen Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geriatric & Palliative Medicine . . . . . . . . . .
Alexander Papalos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aditya Parikh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ori Rackovesky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gastroenterology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maryam Safaee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dermatology Research Fellow . . . . . . . . . .
Amanda Schneier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prabhjot Singh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chair, Population Health . . . . . . . . . . .
Nisha Viswanathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ali-John Zarribi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geriatric & Palliative Medicine . . . . . . . . . .
Nasen Zhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PRELIMINARY INTERNS
Mitalee Christman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dermatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Juliya Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dermatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jonathan Gursky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neurology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Carl Kraus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allison Kutner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dermatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lauren Ogrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dermatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyle Rossi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neurology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RESE ARCH GR ADUATES
Viola Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hematology/Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arnab Ghosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hematology/Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prateek Gulhati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancer Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brian Sworder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hematology/Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHIEF RESIDENTS
Alessia Carluccio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Endocrinology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Andrew Coyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary Care/IMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matthen Mathew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hematology/Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jeffrey Thiboutot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulmonary/Critical Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Columbia University
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Westchester Medical Center
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
NYU
Brown Alpert Medical School
Montefiore/Albert Einstein
Kaiser Permanente
University of Miami
Settlement Health Clinic
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Northwestern
Hofstra/NSLIJ
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
UCLA
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Brigham & Women
Mount Sinai
Hofstra/NSLIJ
Columbia University
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Johns Hopkins-Bayview
UMDMJ – RWJohnson
Hospital for Special Surgery
Weill Cornell/NYP
UCLA
Columbia University
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
UCSF
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
University of Utah
Community Hospital of Los Angeles
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
White River Medical College
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Winthrop University Hospital
NYU
SUNY Downstate
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Columbia University
Montefiore/Albert Einstein
Drexel University
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Stanford University
Memorial Sloan Kettering
MD Anderson
Stanford University
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Mount Sinai/ISMMS
Columbia University
Johns Hopkins
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Our Residents
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The residents of the Mount Sinai Internal Medicine
Residency Program are truly what make our program
shine. Our trainees come from all over, representing
many of the best medical schools throughout the
United States and the world. Prior to residency, many
already are leaders in biotechnology, translational
research, genomics, primary care and public health.
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mount
Sinai is designed to foster a team approach to patient
care and learning. An essential component of that is
creating an environment of friendship, camaraderie
and well-being among residents and between
residents and faculty.
Our newest intern class, for example, has
distinguished themselves in many impressive ways:
• An MD/PhD from the University of Illinois who
studied how microstructure and growth factors
affect tissue growth in bone scaffolds, resulting in
four first-author publications;
• An MD from George Washington University
who has conducted over 10 years of significant
cardiovascular research using an automated
episcopic fluorescence imaging system;
• An MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai who has worked closely with Dr.
Rajesh Vedanthan on the implementation of
a tablet-based decision support and recordkeeping tool for hypertensive management in
Western Kenya and has made contributions to
the application to the WHO to add aldosterone
antagonists to their list of essential medicines.
Four residents are chosen annually to stay an
additional year as chief residents. On a rotational
basis, two of the chiefs are always present at The
Mount Sinai Hospital, one at the Bronx VA Medical
Center, and one at Elmhurst Hospital. These chief
residents work closely with the chair and the
vice chairs of the Department of Medicine and
provide leadership throughout the Residency
Training Program. They are the liaison between
the day-to-day workings of the house officers,
the administration of the department, and the
various hospitals. They have significant teaching
responsibilities and are expected to be future
leaders in medicine.
• An MD/PhD from NYU who studied the
mechanisms of adenosine-mediated liver injury
and the use of anti-viral medications as anti-fibrotic
agents;
• An MD from Case Western with an advanced
degree in Theological Studies who is a national
chair of the American Medical Students
Association for the AIDS Advocacy Network
particularly interested in health care disparities;
• An MD/MPH from Harvard who co-founded and
now chairs the Harvard Students for Global Health
organization, which includes 450 members from
10 graduate schools and the college and who led
the first health needs assessment of the Bany’Idjwi
people—an island community of 220,000 people
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;
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RESIDENT LIFE
While the demands of residency can be intense at
times, residents are always pleasantly surprised to
discover that life does not need to stop during their
training. Throughout the year there are numerous
social activities for housestaff, as well as their
spouses, family and friends. These include attending
New York Yankees games, Knicks games, karaoke
and bowling nights, “Switch” Parties at the end of
each block and the Annual Housestaff Follies.
Housestaff Council: The Department of Medicine
Housestaff Council is a peer-elected body
composed of house officers that serve as advocates
for the residents. The council meets on a monthly
basis to discuss resident related issues regarding
work environment, education and morale. The
Housestaff Council collaborates with the program
director, the administration and the chief residents on
numerous projects throughout the year. In addition,
the Housestaff Council assists and organizes social
events including happy hours and orientation events
for incoming residents. The Department of Medicine
Housestaff Council sends representatives to the
interdepartmental housestaff council to discuss
hospital-wide concerns.
Housing: Mount Sinai owns several apartment
buildings in the vicinity of the hospital, which are used
for professional housing. Household size is a factor in
determining housing assignments. Accommodations
include furnished bedrooms in shared suites in the
Residence Hall, as well as studios and one- and twobedroom apartments. All are located in proximity to
the hospital.
Incoming Residents are eligible to apply for Mount
Sinai housing. Housing offers are based on a lottery
system in which applications are divided into three
categories: Incoming Families, Incoming Couples
and Incoming Singles. Each applicant will receive
a housing offer based on their randomly assigned
lottery number and top 10 choices.
Living in New York City: As one of the most
influential and iconic cities in the world, New York
offers nearly anything that you can possibly imagine.
Whether you are interested in the post-modern
collections at the Museum of Modern Art, the
newest Broadway hit, the latest fashion trend or the
independent film industry, New York boasts an array
of culture every night. And for the adventuresome
foodie or indie rocker, the city bursts with a new crop
of restaurants and musical acts on nearly a weekly
basis. Each neighborhood offers a different flavor
and feel and if you grow tired of Manhattan, the outer
boroughs can provide a year’s worth of activities.
Mount Sinai’s Recreation Office provides discounts
and other special offers to residents.
Benefits: Mount Sinai provides health coverage
for house officers through Mount Sinai - United
HealthCare Plus, and we make available choices of
alternative health coverage through several other
HMOs. Cost sharing is available if you desire family
coverage. Additional benefits offered at Mount Sinai
include:
• Basic dental coverage, a prescription drug plan,
and a vision plan at no cost to the house officer;
• Enhanced dental plans and family coverage
available with a cost-sharing deductible;
• Short- and long-term disability, workers’
compensation, life insurance, and accidental
death and dismemberment insurance for our
house officers;
• Dependent care and tax sheltered annuity plans;
• Malpractice insurance is covered for all residents.
SALARIES BY YEAR
PGY1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,237
PGY2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$62,449
PGY3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65,804
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Vacations: In recognition of the heavy clinical
demands on residents, vacations are considered
an essential component of the schedule. Residents
receive four weeks of vacation per year. While
every effort is made to provide vacations that
accommodate individual needs and preferences,
time for vacation is scheduled based on the clinical
needs of the department.
Travel Stipends: The department also supports
resident travel to clinical and research meetings
for the presentation of papers and research results
carried out in conjunction with faculty. Stipend
includes domestic coach air travel, meeting
registration and per diem expenses.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications are accepted only through ERAS and
the Department of Medicine offers all of its internal
medicine residency positions through the NRMP.
POSITION
NRMP #
Categorical Three-Year Program . . . 1490140CO
Preliminary One-Year Program . . . . 1490140PO
Research Residency Program . . . . . 1490140C1
Internal Medicine/ Medical
Genetics Combined
Residency Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1490766C0
Primary Care
Residency Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1490140C2
Preliminary Neurology
One-Year Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1490140P1
The
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
sponsors other internal medicine programs that
are primarily based at hospitals other than The Mount
Sinai Hospital. These programs should be applied
to directly. You may apply to more than one program
sponsored by the Icahn School of Medicine and
this will not prejudice consideration of your
application. The review of your application and
the scheduling of interviews requires, at the minimum,
your ERAS application, transcript, and Dean’s letter.
Additionally, we require a letter of recommendation
from your Department of Medicine and letters
from two faculty members. Please include a
personal statement and curriculum vitae, in addition
to the above, all through ERAS.
MANDATORY DRUG TESTING
Consistent with Mount Sinai’s commitment to a safe
and drug-free environment for our patients and staff,
all new employees, including housestaff, are required
to pass a drug-screening test prior to beginning
employment. Accommodation will be made for those
taking prescription drugs.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
• All applications through ERAS
• Transcripts
• Dean’s letter
• Letters of Recommendation (2)
• Department of Medicine Letter
of Recommendation
• Personal statement
• Curriculum Vitae
• USMLE scores
CONTACT INFORMATION:
If you have any questions regarding the
application or interview process, please
do not hesitate to contact us.
Email: residency@mssm.edu
Tel: 212-241-6609
Address:
Internal Medicine Residency Program
One Gustave L. Levy Place
Box 1118, New York, NY 10029
You may also email the Program Director or
Chief Residents with questions or more
information.
Salvatore Cilmi, MD
Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
salvatore.cilmi@mssm.edu
Chief Residents:
Rafael Harari, MD
rafael.harari@mountsinai.org
Yasim Hernandez, MD
yasmin.hernandez@mountsinai.org
Nili Sommovilla, MD
nili.sommovilla@mountsinai.org
Peter Vasquez, MD
peter.vasquez@mountsinai.org
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Icahn School
of Medicine at
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1118, New York, New York 10029
Tel: (212) 241-6609 | Email: residency@mssm.edu